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Ferry capsizes on China-Myanmar border

KUNMING, China, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Several passengers were still missing Sunday after a ferry sailing out of Myanmar capsized near the Chinese border, port officials said.

Villagers from Guanlei on the Chinese side rescued eight of the estimated 25 people aboard the boat, many of whom were students on their way to a school.

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China's Xinhua news agency said the ferry rolled over a short distance from the dock on the Lancang-Mekong River in Myanmar.

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